God’s Word Translation
Joshua 9:1
1When all the kings west of the Jordan River heard about these events,
Joshua 9:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;
- New International Version (NIV)Now when all the kings west of the Jordan heard about these things—the kings in the hill country, in the western foothills, and along the entire coast of the Mediterranean Sea as far as Lebanon (the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites)—
- English Standard Version (ESV)As soon as all the kings who were beyond the Jordan in the hill country and in the lowland all along the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, heard of this,
- New King James Version (NKJV)And it came to pass when all the kings who were on this side of the Jordan, in the hills and in the lowland and in all the coasts of the Great Sea toward Lebanon—the Hittite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite—heard about it,
Context of Joshua 9:1
When all the kings west of the Jordan River heard about these events, 2they joined together to fight Joshua and Israel. (They were the kings in the mountains, the foothills, and along the whole Mediterranean coast as far as Lebanon, the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.) 3When the people living in Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
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וַיְהִ֣י כִשְׁמֹ֣עַ כָּֽל־הַמְּלָכִ֡ים אֲשֶׁר֩ בְּעֵ֨בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֜ן בָּהָ֣ר וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֗ה וּבְכֹל֙ ח֚וֹף הַיָּ֣ם הַגָּד֔וֹל אֶל־מ֖וּל הַלְּבָנ֑וֹן הַֽחִתִּי֙ וְהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ הַפְּרִזִּ֔י הַחִוִּ֖י וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And it came to pass, when all the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- on this sideעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: beyondH5676
- Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
- in the hillsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
- and in the valleysשְׁפֵלָהshephêlâh · ShephelahH8219
- and in all the coastsחוֹףchôph · coastH2348
- of the greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · Great (Sea)H1419
- seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
- over againstמוּלmûl môl mô'l mûl · oppositeH4136
- Lebanonלְבָנוֹןlebânôn · LebanonH3844
- the Hittiteחִתִּיchittîy · HittiteH2850
- and the Amoriteאֱמֹרִי'ĕmôrîy · AmoriteH567
- the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkena‛anîy · CanaaniteH3669
- the Perizziteפְּרִזִּיperizzîy · PerizziteH6522
- the Hiviteחִוִּיchivvîy · HiviteH2340
- and the Jebusiteיְבוּסִיyebûsîy · JebusiteH2983
- heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
Cross-references for Joshua 9:1
- Joshua 10:2He and his people were terribly afraid because Gibeon was a large city. It was like one of the royal cities, larger than Ai. All its men were warriors.
- Joshua 11:1King Jabin of Hazor heard ⌞what had happened⌟. So he sent messengers to King Jobab of Madon and to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph.
- Joshua 12:7These are the kings of the land west of the Jordan River that Joshua and the people of Israel defeated. ⌞Their lands extended⌟ from Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak which rises toward Seir. Joshua gave it as a possession to Israel, dividing it among the tribes.
- Joshua 1:15take possession of the land the Lord your God is going to give them. Then they will have a place to rest like you do. After that, you may go back and take possession of the land east of the Jordan River which the Lord’s servant Moses gave you.”
- Joshua 3:17The priests who carried the ark of the Lord’s promise stood firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan until the whole nation of Israel had crossed the Jordan River on dry ground.
- Joshua 5:1All the Amorite kings west of the Jordan River and all the Canaanite kings along the Mediterranean Sea heard that the Lord had dried up the Jordan River so that the Israelites could cross. So they lost heart and had no courage left to face the people of Israel.
- Joshua 22:4“Now the Lord your God has given your relatives peace, as he promised them. So return home, to the land that is your own possession. It is the land that the Lord’s servant Moses gave you east of the Jordan River.
- Deuteronomy 4:49It included all the plains on the east side of the Jordan River as far as the Dead Sea at the foot of the slopes of Mount Pisgah.
- Joshua 1:4Your borders will be the desert ⌞on the south⌟, nearby Lebanon to the Euphrates River (the country of the Hittites) ⌞on the north⌟, and the Mediterranean Sea on the west.
- Joshua 15:12The western border is the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea. These are the borders around Judah that belong to their families.
- Joshua 23:4I have given you the territory of the nations that still remain as an inheritance for your tribes. This includes the territory of all the nations I have already destroyed from the Jordan River westward to the Mediterranean Sea.
- Numbers 34:6“The western border is the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.
- Joshua 11:17The land extended from Mount Halak which ascends to Seir as far as Baal Gad in the Lebanon Valley at the foot of Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and killed them.
- Joshua 13:5It also includes the land of the people of Gebal, all Lebanon eastward from Baal Gad at the foot of Mount Hermon to the border of Hamath.
- Deuteronomy 3:25Please let me go over and see the beautiful land on the other side of the Jordan River—those beautiful mountains in Lebanon.”
- Leviticus 24:11The Israelite woman’s son began cursing the Lord’s name and treating it with contempt. So they brought him to Moses.
Commentaries on Joshua 9:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1And it came to pass, when all the kings - heard thereof - From this account it appears that the capture and destruction of Jericho and Ai had been heard of to the remotest parts of the land, that a general fear of the Israelitish arms prevailed, and that the different dynasties or petty governments into which the land was divided, felt all their interests at stake, and determined to make the defense of their country a common cause. This was the most…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1In the hills - See the Numbers 13:17 note. The valleys - Or “the vale” (the Shephelah, Deuteronomy 1:7), which imports the lowland country between the mountains and the sea coast.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The kings combine against Israel. (1-2) The Gibeonites apply for peace. (3-13) They obtain peace, but are soon detected. (14-21) The Gibeonites are to be bondmen. (22-27) Verses 1-2 Hitherto the Canaanites had defended themselves, but here they consult to attack Israel. Their minds were blinded, and their hearts hardened to their destruction. Though often at enmity with each other, yet they united against Israel. Oh that Israel would learn of Canaanites…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Hittites … Jebusites: See study note on 3:10. The fertile region of lower hills between the highlands of Judah and the southern coastal plain was known as the western foothills. Although not all of the coastal plain of the Mediterranean Sea (the Great Sea) was occupied during this period, several important cities did exist. The kings of those small city-states, as far north as Mount Carmel, joined the southern coalition to resist Israel’s advances.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-271. all the kings which were on this side--that is, the western side of Jordan. in the hills, and in ther valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea--This threefold distinction marks out very clearly a large portion of Canaan. The first designates the hill country, which belonged afterwards to the tribes of Judah and Ephraim: the second, all the low country from Carmel to Gaza; and the third, the shores of the Mediterranean, from the Isthmus of Tyre…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Joshua 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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